Transmission lubricator



Jv. R, FATTQN TRANSMISSI'N'LUBRICKTR Filed Dec, 16, 1922 June 23,' 1925- Hmmm Patented June 23, 1925. i i

1PA-TENT fi-rica UNH-En Vsfrirlr Es "JQHNV as. ramon; or .Haynes-VILLE, moisi-ANA.

mnANsMIssroNl.LUfBmoAaoa Beit known that'l, JOHN Pivuroma citizen of the :United States, vresiding at v`llaynesville,lin 'the parish of' Claiborneand VState of Louisiana, 'have invented certain new and useful improvements in'ilransmission liubricators; `and 'l 'do hereby declare the following tobc afull, clear, and exact description ol"Y the in'venti`on`,.such -as will `enable others skilledinthe art to whichit .positive distribution ofthe oil while the motor is runningand for a "shortvtime after the moter'has ceasedv to'operate. i

Yrlhe invention is particularly adapted for transmission ofl theplanetary type including a llyV wheelboth the Atransmissi'on and ily wheel being encased and-usually oiled by means ot' the'fly-wheel which runs infoil and splashes and 4distributes the same.

'Other objectsand advantages willbe apparentand suggest themselves as the nature o'l" the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings illustrateaniembodiment of the inventionit isto be` understood that in adapting the saineto `meetdil'erent conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application,

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of a transmission housing illustrative of the invention, the transmission being shown in full lines and the lubricator being in section,

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section of the parts illustrated in Figure l,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the lower member comprising the lubricator,

Figure 4 is a sectional detail thereof,

Figure 5 is a top planview of the upper member of the lubricator, and

Figure 6 is a detail view of a portion thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral l designates the-lower portion of the transmission housing and 2 the cover which is bolted thereto and provided in its top with an opening 3 which is closed ameans of. bolts.

Application l'ed De'cen'lb-,er 1'6, V1.922. serialz-No. 607,434.

by means of a plate 4iietained in place by y The 4'nur'neral '5 designates the planetary transmission 'and 6 the l-ly vwheel associated there, ith.'r 'Thesmparts are well known construction and arrange- 'mentfand are illustrated to 'demonstratevthe 'applic-ationof the invention which resides in 'the means whereby'*lubricant is` supplied 'to the transmission. n

'The lubricato'r coi'np-risesupperand lower members'whichare' disposed in the opening kot the transmission cover-and clamped' be tween said cover and the plate f4. The lower ymember of the lubricator comprises a shallow '1 trough 4f having outwardly ldisposed ilanges 8 al'ong'its 'sides to rest upon the cover@ upon opposite sides 'of the opening '3.

Two sets'ot openings `9`and 'l0 are formed 'in thebottom' ot' the trough/Z, the' openings being at the frontend oi' the trough? and the Aopenings lO extending'throughout the remainder ot the 'lengthof the' .trough and having depending flips 11 to insure distribu- `tron of the oil.

Grooves 'lQjare 'formed in vthe trough 7 upon opposite' sides of' the lmedialbottom p'ortionin 'which theopen- "ings 9'and ldareforme'd. The grooves l2 lhave 'a' transverse arrangement and serve to direct the oil towards' the medial bottom portion of the trough to insure its delivery through the openings 10.

The top member of the lubricator comprises similar plates 13 which are clamped between the plate 4 and the cover 2. The

plates 13 have depending 'flanges 14 along their inner or abutting "longitudinal edge portions and a wick or absorbent strip 15 is clamped between the flanges 14. The flanges '14 have vertical grooves 16 which provide for a ready passsage of the oil in the practical operation of the lubricator. The wick l5 or absorbent strip is adapted to hold a quantity of oil which discharges slowly for some time lafter the motor has ceased to ruin, thereby insuring a supply of oil to the transmission after theengine has come to a stop. The wick or absorbent strip l5 depends fromrthe top member and is disposed over the medial bottom portion of the trough 7 in which the openings 9 and l0 are formed.

ln practice, the oil from the bottom of the transmission housing is supplied to the lubricator by means of the fly wheel 6 and escapes slowly through the openings 9 and 10 and is supplied to the transmission CII througl'iout its length. Vhile the motor is running, the wiel; or absorbent strip l5 is supersaturated with the oil supplied to the lubricator and when the engine is brought to a stop, the excess of oil contained in the part l5 slowly discharges into the tiough 7 and escapes through the openings 9 and l0 and lubi'icates the transmission for sonic time after the engine has ceased to run.

fhat is claimed is:

l. A lubricator of the character specified comprising a trough-shaped member lia-ving a plurality of delivery openings therein, ing clined and depending lips arranged adjacent said openings, another trough-shaped meinber arranged above the first mentioned membei' and comprising mating members, and absorbent material secured between the meeting edges of said mating members and arranged to deliver lubiicant to the first mentioned member.

2. In combination, a transn'iission, aliy wheel associated therewith, a housing enclosing the transmission and fly wheel and adapted to contain a quantity of oil in its lower portion, and a lubricator disposed in the upper portion of the housing and supplied wit-h oil by means of said fly wheel and adapted to distribute the oil to the transmission, said lubricator comprising a lower member having outlet openings throughout the length of its bottom portion, and a top member having an absorbent strip y depending therefrom to hold a quantity of oil which is slowly discharged for lubricating the transmission for some time after the engine has ceased to run.

3. A lubricator of the character specified, comprising a lower trough-shaped member having outlet openings throughout the length of its bottom portion and having outwardly extending flanges along oppositev sides and provided with transversely arranged grooves at opposite sides ot' the bottom portion, andan upper member eoniprising similar plates having flanges depending from their inner longitudinal edges, said flanges having vertical grooves therein, and an absorbent strip clamped betwee said flanges' and depending therefrom and adapted tov containa quantity of oil which is slowly discharged for some time after the supply thereto has ceased.

4t. ln combination, aftransniissioma fly wheel associated therewith, a housing iiiclosing the transmission and fiy wheel and adapted to contain a quantity of oil in its lowei' portion, and a lubricator disposed in the upper portion of the housing and supplied with oil by means ofsaid fly wheel when the same is being driven, said lubricator including an absorbent strip to hold yand distribute the oil.

5. A lubrieator of' the character specified comprising a lower trough shaped plate having outlet openings throughout the length of its bottom portion, and an upper member including absorbent material.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. PATTON.

iVitiiesses: Y

G. S. RANKIN, F. K. FALLEY. 

